L.A. Bar to Remove Portion of Elliott Smith Figure 8 Mural

Bar Angeles is named for Smith’s Either/Or track, but requires modification to complete construction

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Next January, a new bar is scheduled to open at the Los Angeles location where Elliott Smith shot the cover of his 2000 album Figure 8–the final LP he released before his death in 2003. The new spot is called Bar Angeles, named for Either/Or’s “Angeles,” and the owners have indicated that they wish to maintain the legacy of the iconic Figure 8 mural. To complete construction of the front window, however, they must remove a portion of the mural, Eater LA reports. The mural piece will be brought inside and placed on a wall for patrons to view. See the Figure 8 mural, which is on L.A.’s West Sunset Boulevard, below.